PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
DA No. 15-1186
Released: October 16, 2015
FCC TO HOLD A ROUNDTABLE EVENT TO DISCUSS CLOSED CAPTIONING OF 
PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS PROGRAMMING
Washington, DC—The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) of the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) will host a roundtable event to discuss closed captioning of public, 
educational, and governmental (PEG) access programming on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, from 1:00 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.  The event will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC 
Headquarters, 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-C305, Washington, DC 20554.  
1:00 - 1:05 PM          Welcoming Remarks
1:05 - 2:15 PM Overview:  Why Caption PEG Programming? 
This session will review the benefits of captioning PEG programming, and will 
provide an overview of the current rules generally governing the provision of 
closed captions on video programming.  
Facilitator: Suzy Rosen Singleton, Attorney-Advisor, Disability Rights Office 
(DRO), CGB, FCC
Contributors: 
· Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, DRO, CGB, FCC
· Amanda Maisels, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil 
Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice 
· Claude Stout, Executive Director, Telecommunications for the Deaf 
and Hard of Hearing, Inc. 
· Mike Wassenaar, President, Alliance for Community Media 
2:15 – 2:25 PM Break
22:25 – 3:35 PM Best Practices for Closed Captioning PEG Programming
This session will discuss captioning best practices and address technical and 
practical challenges in the PEG environment.  
Facilitator: Rosaline Crawford, Attorney-Advisor, DRO, CGB, FCC 
Contributors:
· Diane Burstein, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, 
National Cable & Telecommunications Association 
· Tole Khesin, Vice President of Marketing, 3PlayMedia 
· Carol Studenmund, President, LNS Captioning 
· Christian Vogler, PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Art, 
Communication and Theatre, and Director, Technology Access 
Program, Gallaudet University
· Heather York, Vice President of Marketing, VITAC 
3:35 – 3:45 PM Break
3:45 - 4:55 PM Closed Captioning Solutions for PEG Programming
This session will discuss budgeting for captioning costs, funding, and low-cost 
and free solutions to facilitate the provision of closed captioning on PEG 
programming. 
Facilitator: Gregory Hlibok, Chief, DRO, CGB, FCC
Contributors:  
· Jason Barnett, President/CEO, Flarean SBC, Volunteer Captioning 
Case Study:  2014 Minnesota Gubernatorial 30 Debates 
· Steve Brunsberg, Operations and Production Manager, Saint Paul 
Neighborhood Network
· Donna Keating, Media Services Manager, Executive Producer, 
County Cable Montgomery 
· Carl Richardson, Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, 
Massachusetts State House 
· Steve Traylor, Executive Director, National Association of 
Telecommunications Officers and Advisors 
4:55 – 5:00 PM Closing Remarks
3Registration and Attendance: The event will be open to the public but will be limited to the seating 
available.  There is no pre-registration.  All attendees are advised to arrive approximately 30 minutes prior 
to the start of the event to allow time to go through our security process. 
Webcast:  The Commission will provide captioned audio and video coverage of the event over the 
Internet from the FCC’s Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/live.
Questions:  The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions.  Those following the live stream will 
also have the opportunity to ask questions during the event via e-mail at livequestions@fcc.gov.  
Depending on the volume of questions and time constraints, session facilitators will work to respond to as 
many questions as possible during the event.  
Website: Updates to the agenda, as well as presentation materials, will be available on the event 
webpage at https://www.fcc.gov/events/roundtable-discussion-closed-captioning-public-access-and-
governmental-programming.  Interested parties can also follow the event on Twitter at 
http://twitter.com/FCC.  To signify your participation in this event via Twitter, you can tweet your 
comment or question and include the hashtag #FCCLive. Then click refresh to view your tweet.
Disability Accommodations:  Open captioning and sign language interpreters will be provided for this 
event.  Other accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such 
accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY).  Such requests should 
include a detailed description of the accommodation needed.  In addition, please include a way the FCC 
can contact you if it needs more information.  Please allow as much advance notice as possible.  Last-
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.
For additional information about the event, please contact Suzy Rosen Singleton at 
Suzanne.Singleton@fcc.gov or (202) 510-9446.  
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